Changes of taxonomic and trophic structure of fish assemblages along an environmental gradient in the Upper Beni watershed (Bolivia)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-156

  Pouilly, M ^a,b   Barrera, S ^b,c   Rosales, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^c Museo Nacional de Historia Natural   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Amazonian Andes; Fish diet; Guilds; Slope; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645223067     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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